Don Stephen Senanayake (Sinhala: දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක; Tamil: டி. எஸ். சேனநாயக்கா; 21 October 1883 – 22 March 1952) was a Ceylonese statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of Ceylon having emerged as the leader of the Sri Lankan independence movement that led to the establishment of self-rule in Ceylon. He is considered as the "Father of the Nation".
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20 October 1884 Botale, Negombo, British Ceylon
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Died |
22 March 1952 (aged 67) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
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Zodiac | Libra |
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